Eclectic rock, pop and hip-hop have found an unlikely hot spot: a daytime kids' show. Appearances by such performers as The Roots, the Ting Tings and Jimmy Eat World have helped Yo Gabba Gabba! (Nickelodeon, weekdays 11:30 a.m.) attract not only the Nick Jr. preschool block's 2- to 5-year-olds but also their parents, teens and young adults without children.

Starbucks Corp. is planning a summer publicity blitz for "Arctic Tale," a movie about a walrus and a polar bear narrated by Queen Latifah, using posters and cup-holders that the company hopes will educate coffee drinkers about climate crisis.

Some of 2005's hottest bands aren't playing arenas they're packing theaters and clubs. Spoon, The Decemberists and The Shins are among artists who without much radio or MTV exposure have built an audience through an underground rock 'n' roll revival.